Wayne Elementary School
Student Handbook
2007 - 2008
Table of Contents
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Dear WES Students and Parents,
This handbook contains the general guidelines for our days here
at Wayne Elementary School. I encourage you to review the handbook
so that you’ll be familiar with everything from A – Z (Achievement
Testing to Zero Tolerance) about the expectations, guidelines, and
opportunities at WES.
Each year is unique, so there are always a few changes to the
Student Handbook. Key ones this year include:
• a signed permission slip needed for in-district bus trips, not just
out-of-district trips.
• afternoon bus runs that will leave at approximately the same time
this year allowing all students an afternoon recess.
• a program that will allow parents to keep a credit balance for their
child’s meals instead of sending money to school on a weekly basis.
It will be necessary for all students to maintain a positive balance in
their accounts. No breakfast/lunch tabs this year!
As always, school is more about the people who study, work, and
volunteer here than it is about the rules and regulations. I know
you’ll find WES to be people-oriented, not rule bound! Our rules are
here to provide a safe, organized setting in which exciting discoveries
can be made.
Let the Wayne Elementary School’s student-oriented and challenging school year begin!
Cheryl Hasenfus, Principal
WAYNE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Dennis Dalheim; Lynette Johnson; Sue Spalding; Holly Stevenson; Lawrence Stewart
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - Rich Abramson 685-3336
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT for EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - Lew Collins 685-4372
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION - Lew Collins 685-4372
TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR - Jan Kolenda
TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR - TBA
WAYNE SCHOOL INFORMATION
SCHOOL TELEPHONE # - (207) 685-3634 SCHOOl FAX # - (207) 685-9172
PRE-SCHOOL TELEPHONE# - (207) 685-9142
Principal Cheryl Hasenfus
School Secretary Linda McGuire
Multi-Age Classroom (Kindergarten and Grade One) Mary Fortier
Grade Two - Laurel Danforth
Multi-Age Classroom (Third and Fourth Grades) - Jennifer Baack
Grade Five - Anna Boynton
Special Education -Toni Parker
PART-TIME / ITINERANT STAFF
Art Dona Seegers
Computer Technician Linda Gatti-Fyler
French Betsy McPhedran
Gifted and Talented Mary Ellen Miner
Guidance Tara Wicks
Librarian Janet Adelberg
Music (Instrumental) Janet Dunham
Music (Vocal) Jennifer Caton
Natural and Local History - TBA
Nurse Holly Davis
Occupational Therapist Diana Erb
Physical Education Nancy Martin
Physical Therapist Carol Ramu
Reading Instructor Lynette Stinneford
Speech Language/ Clinician Katie Hill
OTHER SUPPORT STAFF
Bus Drivers: Gaeton English
Don St.Pierre
Educational Technician: Jennifer Shaw
Custodian: Ray Kelley
Food Services: TBA
“Who do I call when I have a question about..?”
After school activities:
School sponsored activities:
1st Person in charge of activity
2nd Principal
Community-sponsored activities:
1st Community activity coordinator
Basic information:
• The Principal is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the School.
• The Superintendent of Schools is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the
District.
• The School Committee is the policy-making body.
Bus transportation:
1st Driver (See our School Handbook for a complete listing.)
2nd Transportation Director Jim Scott, 685-3621
Classroom:
1st Classroom teacher (See our School Handbook for a complete listing.)
2nd Principal, Cheryl Hasenfus
Facility / building use requests:
School Secretary, Linda McGuire
Other school concerns:
1st Person in charge or on duty for activity or event
2nd Principal, Cheryl Hasenfus
Special services:
1st Classroom teacher
2nd Resource Room Teacher - Toni Parker
Guidance Counselor - Tara Wicks
School Nurse - Holly Davis
3rd Principal or Special Services Director
ASSESSMENT TESTING
• Parents play an important part in the testing process. Although students cannot
prepare for these tests, there are some things you can do at home to give your
child the best opportunity to show his/her true colors during the testing time. Ample rest
and good nutrition are two important things you can control. Attendance on the test days
is also important. Having to take a “make-up” test is often more stressful than taking it
with a room full of friends.
• Statements like the following can help your child know that trying his/her best is the
expectation you have during the testing time:
“I know you’ll do your best.”
“Too bad they don’t have a test to show what a neat kid you are!”
• Results of achievement testing are used to help form educational strategies, make
curriculum decisions and compare how our students do compared with other children
nationally. Scores from the achievement tests do not appear on report cards.
MAINE EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT (MEA) TESTING:
• MEA tests are given to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders throughout Maine. After the tests are read and
evaluated, the results are sent directly to the students’ elementary school. Scores range
from “does not meet” to “exceeds standards.” All forms of the MEA will be administered during the second
and third weeks of March.
• Parental help is needed to assure that students are in school, well rested, and positively
supported during this testing period.
ATTENDANCE
• Attendance is a must! A day lost from school cannot be replaced regardless of a
student’s capabilities, and no amount of make up work can ever match the original
instruction and interaction that took place within the classroom.
• School is a child’s work. Good work ethics begin at school and home.
ABSENCES:
• Excused absences are permitted for:
A. Personal illness;
B. Appointments with health professionals that cannot be
made outside the regular school day;
C. Observance of recognized religious holidays when observance
is required during the regular school day;
D. Emergency family situations; and
E. Planned absences for personal or educational purposes.
• The school must be notified of any absence, either by a phone call to the Office or a
written note of explanation signed by a parent or guardian.
CANCELLATION, WEATHER AND OTHER EMERGENCIES:
• Occasionally, it may be necessary to cancel school. On mornings when storms prevent
school from being held, bulletins are announced several times over local radio stations
(WABK - 104.3; WKCG - 101.3; WBLM - 102.9; WMME - 92 MOOSE) and television
stations (channels 5, 13, 6 and 8) indicating school closings or delays. Check for School
Union 42 / CSD 10 information.
DELAYED STARTS:
• Occasionally, due to weather conditions, a delay in the school’s opening may occur.
• If school is delayed, THERE WILL NOT BE SUPERVISION AVAILABLE at the usual
7:15 a.m. drop-off time.
• Please have a plan in place for the possibility of a delayed start.
• Notify the office if your child will be at a different pickup point in the event of a delayed
start.
• School would end at the regular time.
DISMISSAL:
• If you must pick your child up before 2:30 p.m., please stop by the office. Mrs. McGuire
will contact your child’s classroom, advising the teacher of the early dismissal. This helps
us maintain a safe, secure place for all students.
• When dismissal is for an important prearranged reason, the student should bring a written
note to the teacher. The child’s parent or authorized adult must sign the student out.
• We cannot release students to adults, other than the parents, without written
permission from the parent.
EARLY DISMISSAL:
• While we do not expect school to close early, there may be times when weather or an
unpredicted emergency may demand it. Since we are part of a school district, bus routes
for Wayne Elementary are interconnected with bus routes of other schools.
• Parents are advised to make arrangements in advance for care of your children in the
event of school closing early. (Form included in informational packet.)
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• YOUR CHILD SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO IF HE/SHE FINDS NO ONE
HOME.
• Local radio/television stations will carry this announcement.
TARDINESS:
• Students late for Opening Exercises at 7:45 a.m. are considered tardy.
• Pupils who are tardy are to report to the office with a note of explanation signed by
a parent or guardian.
• If your child is going to be late, please call the school and let us know. This helps us
maintain an up-to-date snapshot of school attendance and provides a way to account for
every student in our care.
TRUANCY:
• Maine Law 20A, 5001-A (2) A-D gives specific information about compulsory education
and what constitutes truancy. See Compulsory Education, Policy JEA (Appendix B).
BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
CLASSROOM and PLAYGROUND:
• At Wayne Elementary School, each member of the school community is expected to
behave in positive ways toward oneself and all other members of the community of
learners.
• The general principles which provide the standards for good citizenship are:
APPROPRIATENESS: in behavior, actions, attitude, words
CARING: showing a concern for oneself and the needs of others
GOAL-SETTING: learning to set attainable benchmarks for oneself in
academic, physical, and behavioral areas
RESPECT: respecting people, property, and personal space
RESPONSIBILITY: acknowledgment of one’s actions and behaviors
• “PERSONAL SPACE” is that area which we all have immediately surrounding us and
which should not be violated by word or deed except by our permission.
• Classrooms have a “card” system for behaviors:
• Green - reminder
• Yellow - warning
• Red - lose privilege
• White - call parent
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• After-school detention may be assigned (usually not below 3rd grade) for serious
inappropriate behavior, infractions of school rules, as time to make up work, or as needed
to complete assignments.
-- Parents will be notified by phone or letter, receiving an explanation of the need
for the detention and the specifics of the detention (date, time, coordination of
pick up by parents).
-- Parents of bus students are expected to provide transportation.
DRESS CODE:
• Students are encouraged to dress comfortably, in clothing that is appropriate to the
school setting. For safety reasons, clothing and footwear should allow movement or
involvement within the classrooms, the science lab, on the playground, during physical
education classes or other school activities. Modest, comfortable clothing will help set the
tone for the school. No flip-flops, short-shorts, spaghetti straps, tank tops with gaping
armholes, or clothing that shows belly, bra or underwear!
• Even though apparel is considered part of one's own choice, clothing should not distract
other students, have obscene, vulgar, or sexual statements, advertise products that are
illegal for minors, promote illegal activity, be libelous, or make any expression that could
cause disruption to the school climate.
BICYCLES
• Students in grades 4-5 may ride bicycles to school.
• A permission slip signed by a parent must be on file in the school office. A blanket
permission for the year is permissible.
• Maine State law requires that students wear helmets. (Chapter 20, Section 2323)
• The faculty and staff at Wayne Elementary School support this law and require that
children who ride bikes to school wear bike helmets.
BUS INFORMATION (See Transportation)
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
• Concern for our students’ safety is a high priority. Wayne Elementary School, as part of
the Maranacook Community School District, has a building-specific Emergency Response
Plan. This plan includes information that will help the professional staff react swiftly in
case of an emergency, including most natural and other disasters. This plan is upgraded
on a regular basis to make sure that it best suits the needs of our students, our specific
facility, and the professionals who work here.
• The size of the plan itself prohibits mailing it to every household, but you can review the
plan for WES in the school office. While the staff is trained to know and perform their
duties during a crisis/emergency, your responsibilities as a parent include the following:
• Make sure the office has the most up-to-date information on how to contact
you at any time during the school day.
• Advise us if you change jobs, change cell phone numbers, change baby-sitters, etc.
• Have an “early dismissal plan” for your children. Advise them (and us) of
where they should go in the event of an early dismissal from school. If it is
different from day to day, make sure that information is given to the office AND
have a copy of it in your child’s backpack.
-- Every attempt will be made to contact you in the event of an early dismissal.
• If you learn of a school/local emergency, DO NOT rush to school to pick up your child.
-- Despite your best parental instincts, your arrival could block needed emergency
vehicle traffic and hamper response procedures already in place.
-- Check the local radio/TV stations for information in an emergency situation. Information
will be given, including how and when parents can be safely reunited with their children.
• Clear traffic paths, clear communication links, and clear thinking are the best responses
to a school emergency. Cooperation between school and home will decrease confusion.
FIRE DRILLS
• Fire evacuation drills are mandated by state law.
• Fire drills are unannounced and are held to assure that all students are aware of proper
evacuation procedures. All staff and guests are required to participate by using the nearest exit.
• Attendance is taken after each drill to assure the safety of every person within the Wayne
Elementary School building.
• It is important in the event of an actual emergency that directions can be heard and that
students and staff stay as calm as possible.
HARASSMENT POLICIES
• Harassment and Sexual Harassment of Students, Policy ACAA (Appendix C)
• Student Hazing, Policy ACAD (Appendix E)
HEALTH
A SPECIAL REQUEST:
• When returning to school after an illness, your child should be well enough to participate in
all aspects of the school program.
• PLEASE DO NOT ASK THAT STUDENTS BE KEPT IN DURING RECESS PERIODS.
If your child is not well enough to go outside for short periods, he/she should probably
remain home until the recuperation is complete.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE:
• Students who have, or are suspected of having, a communicable disease (i.e., chicken box, conjunctivitus) will be
removed from school. A doctor’s permit may be required before a student returns to school.
• Head checks for Pediculosis (Head Lice) may be made periodically during the year.
EMERGENCY FORMS:
• Emergency forms for each child must be on file in the school office.
• Accurate information is necessary for the sake of efficient response to an emergency
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